Bamboo rafts will take you across the lake
while you move 20 - 30 kms a day.
The experience will leave you
absolutely in awe of the majesty of the tropical
jungle and an experience of a life time. At munnar,
you will be camping for 2 days at altitudes of
over 7000 feet and experience the uniqueness
of the shola-grassland eco systems.
The thickly forested and imposing mountains
of Kerala offer adventure tourism a natural
advantage and challenge. The Western Ghats
mountain ranges dominate the eastern border
of Kerala, in India. For centuries these
thickly forested & imposing mountains acted
as natural barriers for this narrow stretch
of
land. It is therefore natural that these
mountain ranges have some of the most spectacular
trekking
routes for those in search of pure adventure
The forests of the Periyar tiger reserve and
the mountains of Munnar make the journey an
affair to be remembered.
The Periyar tiger reserve 180 kms from Kochi,
the commercial capital of Kerala, is a thichky
forested wildlife sanctuary teeming with wildlife.
Rare glimpses of life in a tropical forest
will greet the traveller, where you may chance
upon the enchanting flying squirrels, herds
of elephants or even the tiger. The sighting
of birds such as the malabar pied hornbill
or the crested serpent eagle or even butterflies
like the malabar tree nymph will enrich this
experience…
The journey from here to Munnar takes you
through rough mountain roads, passing through
the caradamom plantations which produce most
of the world's caradamom. On the mountains
of munnar you will have a chance to witness
the peaceful world of the shola-grasslands
at over 7000 feet! Some of well known adventure
sports of Kerala are Backwater biking, bird
tours, canoeing, hiking and biking, trekking,
water sports and wildlife tours.
